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Posted by Martin on May 9, 2005, 3:06 am
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Hi,
Brand new tank, new RO water, added the salt last night and this morning it
is still cloudy. Can anybody tell me if this is normal, there is nothing
else in the tank yet apart from the heater a power head circulating water.
How long does the salt normally take to fully disolve ?, have i done
something stupid ? should I just empty it out and start from scratch.
This is my first saltwater tank and I know I may have problems but it
doesn't bode well if I can't even fill the tank !
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers
Martin
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Posted by Sang Kang on May 9, 2005, 4:42 am
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How large is the tank? If there are no substrate but only water then it
shouldn't stay that cloudy unless the salt is tainted.
When I started with my 75gallon tank, I added the water then salt, the water
cleared less than 24 hrs.
> Hi,
>
> Brand new tank, new RO water, added the salt last night and this morning
> it
> is still cloudy. Can anybody tell me if this is normal, there is nothing
> else in the tank yet apart from the heater a power head circulating water.
>
> How long does the salt normally take to fully disolve ?, have i done
> something stupid ? should I just empty it out and start from scratch.
>
> This is my first saltwater tank and I know I may have problems but it
> doesn't bode well if I can't even fill the tank !
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin
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Posted by George Patterson on May 9, 2005, 12:06 pm
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Martin wrote:
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> How long does the salt normally take to fully disolve ?
When I mix up 28 gallons of water for a water change, I use a single large
powerhead to stir up the water. It is not unusual for there to be undisolved
salt in the bottom of the can two days later, though usually it all disolves
within 24 hours.
You say the water is still "cloudy." If you've got that powerhead set up with an
air intake to aerate the water, it may be perpetuating the fine bubbles that
usually occur when the salt is mixed in. What you're seeing may just be tiny air
bubbles kicking around.
I wouldn't worry about things for another day at least. You need to allow the
water 3 days to season anyway.
George Patterson
There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
mashed potatoes.
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Posted by Tre' Landrum on May 9, 2005, 1:11 pm
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One problem you can run into is if you add the water to the salt not the
salt to the water. But with that you will get non-dissolving precipitate (IE
you will get white stuff on the bottom of the tank). You will often get this
anyway, but do it wrong and it could be enough to causes problems with the
water.
Tre' Landrum
> Hi,
>
> Brand new tank, new RO water, added the salt last night and this morning
> it
> is still cloudy. Can anybody tell me if this is normal, there is nothing
> else in the tank yet apart from the heater a power head circulating water.
>
> How long does the salt normally take to fully disolve ?, have i done
> something stupid ? should I just empty it out and start from scratch.
>
> This is my first saltwater tank and I know I may have problems but it
> doesn't bode well if I can't even fill the tank !
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin
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>
> Brand new tank, new RO water, added the salt last night and this morning
> it
> is still cloudy. Can anybody tell me if this is normal, there is nothing
> else in the tank yet apart from the heater a power head circulating water.
>
> How long does the salt normally take to fully disolve ?, have i done
> something stupid ? should I just empty it out and start from scratch.
>
> This is my first saltwater tank and I know I may have problems but it
> doesn't bode well if I can't even fill the tank !
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin